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Actions retention now covers checks, runs, and statuses

SOURCEGitHub
PUBLISHEDOctober 1, 2026
LAYERTools
SIGNAL SCORE28/100

SOURCE SUMMARY

As previously announced, checks, workflow runs, and statuses are now governed by the same GitHub Actions retention setting that controls how long artifacts and logs are kept. These records are…

WHY IT MATTERS

This update matters if it changes a concrete workflow, permission boundary, integration, or user capability. The impact should be judged by what becomes possible in practice rather than by the announcement language alone.

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